'War Stories'
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Yes class changes for Mac. Since he is not in any advanced classes his schedule was easiest to change. I guess he and this kid had like 3 classes together. I find it amazing that the school did not contact me about it. I remain unimpressed with our schools. 3.5 years until graduation. If I thought he would do well, I would put him in a private school and have him repeat 9 th grade, but he would fight it and be a disruption.
ION - I have started the family holiday shopping. Whee!
"with some children, you just can't tell them they did anything wrong because they are too sensitive."
That's such bullshit. The kid sounds like she had ample warning that was she wanted to do was unacceptable.
"with some children, you just can't tell them they did anything wrong because they are too sensitive."
That's such bullshit. The kid sounds like she had ample warning that was she wanted to do was unacceptable.
It also sounds like she's never been told "No" before.
Just catching up (I had to take a couple of days off to take family members to doctor appointments). Thanks for the beautiful comments. Yes, we were interviewed by a British journalist a while ago. I didn't expect to make People magazine, though.
(And we sent the photos -- although that's actually Cat Ballou, better known as Bally -- "a" as in ham, not as in ball -- with Arthur.)
"with some children, you just can't tell them they did anything wrong because they are too sensitive."
So those children will probably not be told they did anything wrong, until they start their first job after college. Then what?
I find it amazing that the school did not contact me about it.
They didn't? Wow.
A fucking nightmare is what. We all know these people, right? At work. In relationships. Nothing is ever their fault, there are a million excuses/blames of others for any mistake/failure/rudeness/hurt. Mac has a lot of this despite it not being fed to him at all. He would sooner eat his own face than admit wrong and take responsibility for failures.
Also, given the popularity of The Toast here--did y'all see that Mallory Ortberg is taking over Dear Prudence? (I admit, I'm addicted to advice columns, and I know I'm not the only one here!)
Mallory Ortberg is taking over Dear Prudence?
No way! That will be excellent.
Nothing is ever their fault, there are a million excuses/blames of others for any mistake/failure/rudeness/hurt. Mac has a lot of this despite it not being fed to him at all. He would sooner eat his own face than admit wrong and take responsibility for failures.
How I raised a child like this, I'll never know. It is frustrating as hell and I don't know what I should have done different, not that I have a time machine to go back and "fix" it.